Pass rate by year
| Year (Apr–Mar) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2,078 | 55.9% |
| 2024/25 | 1,895 | 57.6% |
| 2023/24 | 1,208 | 61.9% |
| 2022/23 | 1,543 | 60.4% |
| 2021/22 | 1,069 | 62.1% |
| 2020/21 | 287 | 58.2% |
| 2019/20 | 1,225 | 54.9% |
| 2018/19 | 1,265 | 55.7% |
| 2017/18 | 1,203 | 58.4% |
| 2016/17 | 1,443 | 59.5% |
| 2015/16 | 1,209 | 61.7% |
| 2014/15 | 1,259 | 60.0% |
| 2013/14 | 1,222 | 60.6% |
| 2012/13 | 1,043 | 61.4% |
| 2011/12 | 1,177 | 61.4% |
| 2009/10 | 1,289 | 61.1% |
| 2008/09 | 1,328 | 56.3% |
| 2007/08 | 1,357 | 54.5% |
DVSA, DRT122A · centres where only one examiner tested in a year are left out of that year by DVSA
Month by month
| Month | Tests | Passes | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 227 | 116 | 51.1% |
| February 2026 | 142 | 81 | 57.0% |
| January 2026 | 117 | 65 | 55.6% |
| December 2025 | 149 | 89 | 59.7% |
| November 2025 | 208 | 118 | 56.7% |
| October 2025 | 154 | 85 | 55.2% |
| September 2025 | 197 | 108 | 54.8% |
| August 2025 | 194 | 112 | 57.7% |
| July 2025 | 246 | 137 | 55.7% |
| June 2025 | 181 | 108 | 59.7% |
| May 2025 | 118 | 68 | 57.6% |
| April 2025 | 145 | 75 | 51.7% |
DVSA, DRT122A · figures for the latest months are provisional
Who passes
Men passed 55.6% of their tests at Skegness in 2025/26 and women 56.4%. Of 1,132 learners taking their first test here, 627 passed (55.4%; Great Britain 50.5%), and 61 of them did it without a single driving fault.
DVSA, DRT122A and DRT122C, 2025/26
Waiting for a test
People who took their test at Skegness in September 2026 had booked it a median of 17.9 weeks earlier; 19.6% took it within seven weeks of booking.
DVSA, DRT122F · median weeks between booking and taking the test, DVSA examiners only
Other test centres in East Midlands
| Test centre | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 8,144 | 57.3% |
| Boston | 4,784 | 50.7% |
| Buxton | 4,904 | 58.7% |
| Chesterfield | 6,605 | 56.2% |
| Derby (Alvaston) | 8,086 | 51.8% |
| Grantham (Somerby) | 7,318 | 57.9% |
| Hinckley | 4,866 | 46.4% |
| Kettering | 11,876 | 49.1% |
| Leicester (Cannock Street) | 14,198 | 40.2% |
| Leicester (Wigston) | 18,868 | 51.2% |
| Lincoln | 6,192 | 52.1% |
| Loughborough | 5,502 | 42.3% |
| Louth | 740 | 53.9% |
| Melton Mowbray | 1,984 | 69.7% |
| Northampton | 13,539 | 52.1% |
| Nottingham (Chilwell) | 9,415 | 49.9% |
| Nottingham (Colwick) | 15,150 | 46.4% |
| Wellingborough | 1,450 | 60.0% |
| Worksop | 5,975 | 55.2% |